#6E40CE#6E40CE

#6E40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.206 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40CE
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 51.69, -66.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 84.22, 307.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0783 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.206 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4013, 11.4374, 59.5660)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40CE #A0CE40

analogous

#4059CE #6E40CE #B540CE

triadic

#6E40CE #CE6E40 #40CE6E

tetradic

#6E40CE #CE4059 #A0CE40 #40CEB5

square

#6E40CE #CE4059 #A0CE40 #40CEB5

split-complementary

#6E40CE #CEB540 #59CE40

monochromatic

#3A1E75 #532BA6 #6E40CE #9371DA #B8A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#6E40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#6E40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40CE

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40CE	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.206 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a078de',
    500: '#6e40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40ce;
$custom-light: #a078de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.437,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50811,
    "c": 0.20595,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40CE

secondary

#C0D496

accent

#E245B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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